Tight-lipped Fabio leaves home

09/02/2012

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Hypocrisy is the name of the game in the UK again although it should be football, at least as far this story goes. Instead of learning from past lessons the England Squad are now without a manager and set to flounder. They are pinning their hopes on a new "english" manager but it will take more than that. It will take a team truly acting and playing as a team.

Behind the scenes it seems that Fabio Capello was in trouble with the FA  for an outspoken interview on Italian TV.  In this interview he criticised the FA and its decision to strip John Terry of the England captaincy. He had, rightly in this blogger's opinion, criticised the fact the we British are quick to demand a free and fair trial, upholding our premise that you are innocent until proven guilty, but do not want to act this way. In other words h felt that Terry should have retained the captaincy until he was proven guilty or innocent of the racism allegations.

It has been reported that this was viewed by the FA as some sort of breach of protocol when Fabio spoke to the Italian media.. Leaving his home late yesterday Mr Capello was tight lipped and it is generally viewed that a gagging order of sorts has been implemented. So much for free speech in the UK too.

The players though have been free to tweet to kingdom come. Some have applauded Fabio for his track record but most have expressed their desire for an "English manager". How many of us can choose our boss? We have to go with the flow and continue to work. That is what these "prima donna's should be doing too.

Maybe here it is worth noting that Fabio, as far as team wins goes, was more successful than many previous modern day England squad managers, including English ones, such as Kevin Keegan.

Pundits seem sure that Harry Redknapp will replace Capello but this may cause a new set of problems.:
  1.  He may now want to take this seemingly poisoned chalice.
  2. Who will captain England with John Terry out of the picture at least for now?
  3. As a man who speaks his mind, often in a casual way with the media, will he suit the "protocol" of the FA?
It is important for English football that the new manager decision is not made in haste and repented at leisure. That said the FA could do to re-think many things regarding the England Squad. If they are not prepared to do that nothing will change. A few months or years down the line the whole fiasco will happen again. We will be name calling a manager for the appalling performance of our team, he will unceremoniously leave and we will then decide he was a hero after all.
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Tweets cause US deportation to UK

07/02/2012

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Having just written obout the Abu Qatada deportation fiasco in the UK this story tells a different tale. One to the other extreme. It offers a warning I guess to those who may be looking to visit the US. Be careful what you tweet before you embark on your journey.

Watching that Sunday Night show, last night Monday February 6, yes I know but do not go there, a young couple were on the show to tell their story.

Leigh Van Bryan and Emily Bunting were looking forward to their US vacation. Excited Leigh tweeted on Twitter. Unfortunately he tweeted jokes which were taken rather seriously by US authorities. The pair were met by burly US security personnel, held for 12 hours, and then deported back to the UK. So what had the pair tweeted?

Leigh had previously tweeted about his forthcoming trip to LA, "Free this week, for quick gossip/prep before I go and destroy America?"  He had also tweeted that he was going to “dig Marilyn Monroe up” which apparently is an in quote from a show.

Emily? Well Emily was asked if she was there to be his lookout whilst he dug up Marilyn. She said that she nearly burst out laughing. Well you would, wouldn't you?

The couple were held in separate cells. Their luggage was searched for spades and tools that would have been needed to dig up Ms Monroe's corpse. They were back home in the UK, gobsmacked, as quick as a flash.

Opinion: This case raises many issues and plenty of laughs. Yes the couple were probably foolish but it just shows that we should all be careful what we share with the world. We all tweet our opinions and views, often not considering who may be reading them. Obviously homeland security in America at least are tuning in. That is worrying, isn't it?

We also often forget that what is plainly seen as a joke, when we are face to face, may not be when it is seen as hard text.

Perhaps the best lesson is to think very carefully about visiting the US. They want you to be a tourist and spend money but this couple, for example, have been left seriously out of pocket. Whilst this blogger is a law abiding citizen it does make her wonder if any of her tweets may have been logged and stored for future use. That said why risk it? Choose to take your vacation elsewhere.That seems the only sensible solution.
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